Chinese military fighter jets irradiated Japanese Self-Defense Force aircraft with radar on two occasions, prompting Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi to strongly protest, according to his X post and NHK breaking news shared during the 59-minute reporting window from 5:16 p.m. to 6:16 p.m. UTC on December 6, 2025. Koizumi stated on X at https://x.com/shinjirokoiz/status/1997357747109814448, 'We would like to report on the incident of radar irradiation of Self-Defense Force aircraft by Chinese military aircraft. There were two radar irradiations.' NHK News reported at 2:24 a.m. JST via X user @UN_NERV at https://x.com/UN_NERV/status/1997356450260414599 that a Chinese military fighter jet irradiated a Self-Defense Force fighter jet, with Koizumi issuing a strong protest. The announcements occurred over the past hour amid ongoing regional tensions between Japan and China, following Japanese government disclosures yesterday of a November 27 phone call where U.S. President Donald Trump urged Sanae Takaichi to avoid escalation over Taiwan, as previously reported.
